Digits: Gambits & Gadgets
In the World of Technology

Updated Oct. 22, 1998 12:07 p.m. ET

P ass the proxy -- and the popcorn: In between fiscal reports and ballots, shareholders at America Online Inc.'s annual meeting Wednesday watched a movie -- at least a few minutes of it. AOL showed off the trailer for the coming Nora Ephron film "You've Got Mail," in which Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan romance each other in cyberspace. AOL execs are bubbling over the film as the ultimate product placement, and with good reason: The online service is featured throughout the movie, with frequent shots of AOL computer screens. "My breath catches in my chest until I hear those three little words," sighs Ms....